Mychal Thigpen

Mychal Thigpen has a diverse work experience in facilities and operations management. Mychal'smost recent role is Senior Manager, Facilities & Operations at Airbus US Space & Defense, Inc. where they are responsible for managing all site, building, and infrastructure responsibilities. Previously, they worked as a Facilities Manager at BSI, overseeing facilities operations for a portfolio of sixteen offices across the Americas. At JLL, they served as a Facility Manager, ensuring high-quality building services and managing onsite staff, contractors, and vendors. Mychal also has experience as a Facility Manager at FHI 360, where they managed daily operations for a 300,000 square foot facility. Before that, they worked as an Assistant Facility Manager at 2U, managing operations for their headquarters and studios. Mychal has also held positions at Lifetime Athletic and Yale University Athletic Dept./Tennis Foundation of CT, where they managed facility operations and coordinated third-party use of athletic facilities.

Mychal Thigpen has an education history that includes a Master of Science degree in Management of the Sports Industries from the University of New Haven, obtained from 2006 to 2007. Prior to that, Mychal Thigpen earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management from Lasell University, where they studied from 2002 to 2006.

In addition to their formal education, Mychal Thigpen has obtained several certifications. These include completing the "How to Be More Strategic in Six Steps" course from LinkedIn in December 2021, completing the "Learn Python 3 Course" from Codecademy in January 2021, and completing various certification courses related to CompTIA Security+ from LinkedIn in 2020. Mychal Thigpen has also obtained certifications in COVID-19 Contact Tracing from Coursera in May 2020, and various IT-related certifications from Google through Coursera in 2019.

These certifications reflect Mychal Thigpen's commitment to ongoing learning and professional development in fields such as strategic management, programming, cybersecurity, and information technology.